Seven days after Georgia mom Kaytiara McAlister learned she was pregnant, that pregnancy cost her job, according to a new federal lawsuit..
McAlister claims she was fired from her job at a manufacturing center in west Georgia after leaving her shift early due to severe abdominal pain and heavy bleeding related to her pregnancy. Her employer, TydenBrooks, claims in court documents the company did nothing wrong. But McAlister, in court documents and an interview with Reckon, says the company’s inflexible attendance policy discriminates by penalizing employees for legally protected medical-related absences.
Attorneys for TydenBrooks have filed a response to the complaint, denying any wrongdoing. They did not answer multiple requests for an interview or statement.
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